Jan
30
Thaumaturge
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“A miracle worker”
Usually used in the sense of a mystic or fabled magician, but it really goes well in “. . .waddiya think I am . . . a f’n thaumaturge!”
Brian
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Jan
30
I
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My favorite word is I. No, not i, I. I love I because it means me (not you). I love I because it is such an important word (signifying me, as it were) that it must be capitalized no matter what, all by itself, even though it isn’t the beginning of a sentence. I love I because I am an egomaniac!
Reanon
Southern California
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Jan
29
Berkle
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I love the sound of the word. Plus I berkle quite a lot of things! It means to make a situation worse by trying to make it better.
Barry
Ireland
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Jan
29
Antidisestablishmentarianism
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Each week it was the bonus word on each spelling test when I was in 3rd grade. The teacher told us, “Whoever spells it correctly first this year will get a prize.” I spelled it correctly on the 11th week of school.
BoggyWoggy
USA
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Jan
29
Smorgasbord
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A massive feast or selection of edibles. It always makes me think of vikings sitting around a long table drinking mead out of skull mugs and gorging themselves while invoking the glories of death in battle and reaching Valhalla. Gluttony, sweet indulgence after death and deprivation, roast farm fauna, the drippings that come after the spoils of war. By the hammer of Thor, all good berserkers like a good smorgasbord.
Tudor
Cape Town
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Jan
29
Elucidate
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To make clear; to shed light on. A very pretty way to describe “explanation.”
zen
USA
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Jan
29
Scandalous
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I like the sense that it’s relative, if not subjective.
Andrew
California
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Jan
29
Asylum
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Its dual meanings/connotations: as a place of safety and respite, and as a dark, creepy prison of psychopaths. I love the sound of the word, and the letters. The “syl” is a cool combination of letters, as is “lum” and “asy.” It’s an awesome word in every aspect.
Christy
Arizona
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Jan
29
Pectoriloquey
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It just rolls off my tongue so nicely. I like the way it sounds. I don’t like what it means, though. When I listen to someone’s lungs and I can hear them whisper in my stethoscope it means they probably have pneumonia.
Que Areste
Seattle
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Jan
29
Skunk
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My favorite word is “skunk” because it makes me laugh whenever I hear or say it. I’ve had a few narrow escapes over the years from skunky annointings, and I guess it amuses me to think back over them. It just sounds funny. Say it aloud a few times. I’m sure you’ll agree with me.
Josephine March
Baltimore, MD
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